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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 07, 2025
Filed:
May. 05, 2022
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co., Ltd., Hsinchu, TW;
Yi-Cheng Li, Yunlin, TW;
Pin-Ju Liang, Hsinchu, TW;
Ta-Chun Ma, New Taipei, TW;
Pei-Ren Jeng, Chu-Bei, TW;
Yee-Chia Yeo, Hsinchu, TW;
TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING CO., LTD., Hsinchu, TW;
Abstract
A method includes forming a fin extending from a substrate; depositing a liner over a top surface and sidewalls of the fin, where the minimum thickness of the liner is dependent on selected according to a first germanium concentration of the fin; forming a shallow trench isolation (STI) region adjacent the fin; removing a first portion of the liner on sidewalls of the fin, the first portion of the liner being above a topmost surface of the STI region; and forming a gate stack on sidewalls and a top surface of the fin, where the gate stack is in physical contact with the liner.